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How to use social media in sports to keep fans engaged

Sprout Social

The integral role of social media in sports is hard to ignore. Meanwhile, real-time sporting events and competitions are prime for social media engagement. From team news and trash talk and beyond, sports-related topics are almost always trending on Twitter. The current state of social media in sports.

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Why Betting on Less Popular Sports Can Be a Good Idea

Socialmedia.biz

Betting on the major pro leagues like the NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL is very popular but betting on other non-marquee sports, like tennis and golf, can offer great opportunities. A major advantage of betting on a sport like NASCAR is that you may be able to find lines where it is clear the bookmakers are not as up to date as they should be.

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Ottawa’s Capital City News

Sherrilynne Starkie

A couple of weeks back Ottawa saw the launch of a new local community newspaper, Capital City News. News (Photo credit: Wikipedia). I counted one news story, five news in briefs, one sports story among all the PR stories and advertisements. Related posts: Canada is world’s No. VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Social media and the rise of fantasy sports

Sprout Social

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to know how much sports fans love to share updates about their teams on social media. Fantasy sports have played a huge role in shaping fans’ communities and conversations on social platforms. What are fantasy sports? And what did social media and fantasy sports?

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Socialympics: How Social Media and Blogging Has Boosted Sports Media

Convince & Convert

Sports have been played, enjoyed by spectators and covered by the media since well before the advent of smartphones and social media. But it’s no question that the development of social platforms has changed how we play, enjoy and cover sports. Twitter is the new sports ticker. Facebook is the new hub for fans.

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The Facebook News Feed is Changing to Favor Person to Person Engagement

Jon Loomer

A major change is being made to the news feed that will favor people and negatively impact the visibility of page content. I guess that means changes are coming… “The first changes you’ll see will be in News Feed, where you can expect to see more from your friends, family and groups.” ” Sounds great!

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ESPN Bans Breaking News From Twitter

Firebelly

ESPN – every sports fan seems to hate it, yet watches it religiously at the same time. Now the worldwide leader in sports wants to push its reporters away from Twitter. Reporters like Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian are very known for breaking news on Twitter. Do not break news on Twitter. Public news (i.e.

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